The Sacrament of Baptism has been at the heart of our RE lessons this week. The children were great as we re-enacted the ceremony in class. The little dolly was beautifully baptised and named Anne. The children have learned that a scarament is an action through which we see and feel Jesus’ love. Next week we continue with these baptism lessons but we need a picture of our own baptism or a family member. Please send me an image so I can print them off and use them in class. Thank you. On Tuesday George, Elijah and Bertie led us in a beautiful Rosary. The boys selected a crown, flowers and a heart to place on our class altar and we loved using our Rosary beads from home. We will be saying the Rosary again next week so we are going to hold onto the beads for a few more days. Sadly, I was so busy praying I forgot to take a photo of the worship but I have included one of the beautiful altar below. Alongside this is an image of Jesus with the leper. The children felt the Gospel so deeply this week. The loving compassion of Jesus is so clear to see. We took part in our first meditation as a class and it was beautiful. You will have noticed that your child brought home the image we used to help us focus - they may want to chat to you about it.
GOING DEEPER IN CONVERSATION
This week we completed our Kidsafe lessons. It was a tricky lesson as we talked about the times when people argue and how that can make us feel. We reflected on why this might happen and how these arguments are not our fault. In addition we thought hard about what to do if we felt worried sad or scared about something we hear. The children did share how important their siblings were at home and how they are helped by their brothers and sisters.
MAGIC MOMENTS OF LEARNING
This week we have played football, explored microhabitat and macrohabitats in science, and we wrote our first book review. We read some cracking books - all fairytales with a twist! Maths has challenged us as we used lot of practical equipment to represent numbers in tens and ones. The children love Wednesdays when they get to express themselves artistically with Mrs Mather and computer code and sing with Miss Woodend. Thank you children for being so focused and kind.
LET’S CELEBRATE
This week our Virtue Star is LUCAS - well done Lucas, you show us everyday what it means to be a great learner - how wise.
Our Learning Award goes to Antonio. Thank you for being determined and resilient with your learning. You have found your grove and it’s lovely to see you blossoming with confidence.
VERY IMPORTANT REMINDERS
PLEASE SEND BAPTISM PICTURE - l.hotchkiss@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
The children will be sharing their books with you on Thursday 16th October at 2:30pm
HARVEST - We are collecting pasta sauces for the foodback this year - all donation very welcome
Next Friday we go off to the Parish Centre to join our parish family for a lovely morning. We will be teaching those present how to make a simple Rosary braclet. If you are a volunteer I will email you this weekend with times.
Thank you for being so prompt with your parent meeting requests Friday 24th Oct. I will send a link for the virtual meetings next week and I’ll pop a reminder of your times on next weeks blog. If you haven’t already got your appointment please email - l.hotchkiss@ourladystarofthesea.lancs.sch.uk
IMPORTANT -Trip to Blackpool Zoo Monday 20th October - the children will need to attend school in their PE tracksuit and comfy trainers. They will need their backpack with water bottle. Please complete the form below - I need consent for all the children and I have 17 responses so far. I need to know if they are having a school packed lunch for monday
EVENT
Maths Workshop for Parents WEDNESDAY NOV 5th
Last year we sucessfully hosted - parents and child maths workshops. These were led by the KS1 teachers in the hall. Parents sat with their child and enjoyed playing maths games together. As your child moves through KS1 we would like you to help them become proficient at recalling number facts and loving numbers. We would like to invite you once again to school on Wednesday November 5th to take pasrt in the next phrases of their maths journey-
Year 1 workshop after drop off 9:00 - 9:15 am
Year 2 worskshop before pick up 2:10 -3:10pm
Following the workshop and for the next 5 weeks- you will recieve maths games to play each week. These are sent home and linked to the class homework blog.
Please sign below - it is lovely for the child to have you at the session or if you are unable to attend a grandparent.
Thank you - Mrs Hotchkiss Miss Bassett and Mrs Hartley
Have a wonderful weekend - your help and support is really appreciated Mrs Hotchkiss and Miss Forster.